Benjamin Britten
1913 - 1976
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Biography
Benjamin Britten was an influential English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British classical music and is known for his wide range of works, including operas, orchestral pieces, chamber music, and vocal compositions. Britten's compositions often reflected his pacifist beliefs and concern for social issues. He founded the Aldeburgh Festival and was a pioneering force in the revival of English opera.
Famous Quotes (5)
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It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting beauty of monotony.
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The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.
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You can only do one thing well at a time. I made up my mind years ago never to have two things going on at once. It's not good for work.
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Music demands more from a listener than simply the possession of a tape-recorder or a transistor radio.
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All the music I have ever written was written for love.